近自然毛竹林空间结构动态变化

2009年7月在浙江省天目山国家级自然保护区,建立了1块100 m×100 m的近自然毛竹林固定标准地,采用相邻网格法进行每竹调查,利用全站仪测量毛竹的三维坐标(X,Y,Z),结合2010—2012年的3次毛竹复查数据,利用角尺度、大小比数和年龄隔离度3个结构指数,分析毛竹林空间结构的动态特征。结果表明:天目山近自然毛竹林大小年现象明显,平均胸径逐年增加;空间分布格局特征表现为2009、2012年毛竹林呈随机分布,2010、2011年毛竹林呈聚集分布;各年份毛竹林角尺度均服从左偏近似正态分布,且各年份的角尺度无显著性差异(P0.05);各年份毛竹林的平均大小比数均接近0.5,林分处于中庸状态;各年份毛竹林大小比数分布频率出现均衡分布特征,林分较稳定,且各年份间的大小比数无显著性差异;各年份毛竹林的年龄多样性及年龄隔离程度均较高;年龄隔离度逐年增加,毛竹小年向大年过渡期毛竹林年龄隔离度有显著性差异(P0.05),大年向小年的过渡期则无显著性差异。     

基于Hegyi改进模型的毛竹林空间结构和竞争分析

以浙江省天目山国家级自然保护区内少受干扰的毛竹林为研究对象,设置100m×100m的固定标准地,进行连续5a的每竹调查,用全站仪精确测定每竹坐标(X,Y,Z)。提出新的竞争指数——竞争势(CP)。利用CP对2009—2013年毛竹林分竞争动态进行定量分析,并分别研究各年份毛竹林竞争强度与对象竹胸径、年龄之间的动态关系。结果表明:毛竹大小年现象明显,毛竹大年(2010、2012)的林分竞争强度明显大于小年(2009、2011、2013),且大小年之间竞争强度存在显著性差异(P0.01),毛竹大年之间林分竞争强度无显著性差异(P0.05),毛竹小年(2011、2013)之间林分竞争强度无显著性差异(P0.05),2009年毛竹林受雪灾和新竹株数影响,与其它年份林分竞争强度存在显著性差异(P0.01);毛竹林竞争强度随对象竹径阶的增大而减小,且服从幂函数关系;毛竹林竞争强度随对象竹龄级的增大而增大,且服从线性函数关系。CP在Hegyi模型的基础上,增加考虑毛竹生理特性,使对毛竹竞争关系的分析有了进一步拓展,从而更加全面有效地描述毛竹林分的竞争关系,应用CP分析毛竹林竞争动态规律,可为毛竹林经营提供参考依据。     

利用异速生长关系和地统计方法估算武夷山南麓毛竹林生物量

澄清毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)生物量与胸径之间的异速生长关系及毛竹林生物量密度与叶面积指数之间的关系有助于准确估算毛竹林生物量。本文结合异速生长关系和地统计方法对中尺度毛竹林生物量进行估算。利用收获法在武夷山南麓毛竹林分布区砍伐103棵标准竹,并用冠层分析仪获取毛竹林叶面积指数,建立毛竹生物量与胸径、林分生物量密度与叶面积指数的异速生长关系;再利用地统计方法对黄坑镇毛竹林生物量的空间分布进行模拟。结果表明:武夷山南麓毛竹单株生物量与胸径之间存在明显的幂函数关系(R~2=0.585,P=0.002);毛竹林生物量密度与叶面积指数间也存在着显著的幂函数关系(R~2=0.525,P=0.002);利用建立的异速生长方程和地统计方法对黄坑镇毛竹林地上生物量的模拟结果表明,黄坑镇毛竹林平均地上生物量密度为53.49 t·hm~(-2),全镇毛竹林地上生物量约为0.62 Tg。     

天然杨-桦次生林空间结构特征

运用直径分布和空间结构参数混交度、大小比数和角尺度,分析了木兰围场4 hm2天然杨-桦次生林的空间结构.结果表明:天然杨-桦次生林林分径级结构呈反“J”型曲线;林分平均混交度为0.4,其弱度和零度混交比例达51.6％,山杨、白桦的平均混交度分别为0.25和0.39;以胸径、树高为参数的大小比数基本一致,显示山杨、白桦处于亚优势向中庸的过渡状态;林分水平分布格局与树木起测直径密切相关,当起测直径为1 cm≤DBH＜6 cm时,林分呈聚集分布,当起测直径DBH≥6 cm时,林分呈随机分布.     

海南铜鼓岭灌木林稀疏规律

以海南省文昌市铜鼓岭国家级自然保护区160m?160m的山麓灌木林固定样地中胸径(DBH)31.5cm的所有木本植物为对象,并根据DBH划分为7个径级,研究其稀疏规律,结果表明：1）群落中Ⅰ级（DBH＜4.5cm）个体数所占百分比最大,占64%,群落结构为“倒J型”,林分密度是幼树＞小树＞成年树,该群落正处于稳定状态,且个体间为争夺更多的生存空间和资源发生强烈的自疏和它疏作用,存在明显的稀疏现象。2）各径级地上生物量随着密度增加呈幂函数增加,幂函数方程为：AGB=6?107N0.4626或lnAGB=0.4626lnN 17.855,在较小的密度范围内,随林分密度的增加,群落地上总生物量增加较快,但当密度趋于0.6株/m2时,地上生物量变化缓慢,趋于恒定值。3）林分密度与各径级平均胸径呈负相关关系(密度越大,平均胸径越小),其幂函数关系式为：N=70.1d-3.5506,R2=0.8808。4）选择Yoda提出的幂函数方程对天然灌木林自然稀疏规律进行模拟,林分密度与平均生物量之间具有显著相关性,其关系式为：W=2219.1N-0.5374或 lnW=7.7048-0.5374lnN;自疏指数α值为0.5374,这与Yoda所提出的3/2指数相差甚远,并不满足-3/2自疏定律。5）此次调查的物种有常见种（0.2hm2样地中个体数≥5的种为常见种）41种,非常见种53种。天然灌木林在物种层面的稀疏也有一定的规律。     

Weibull分布参数辨识改进及对浙江毛竹林胸径年龄分布的测度

非线性模型迭代参数初始值的选取及拟合的结果能否可用非常重要且一直是一个难题.传统的方法只是凭感觉偿试不进行定量评估,对于用阻尼最小二乘进行拟合只注重精度高低,没有从理论上研究和分析评价得出的结果能否可用.为了克服这一不足,使参数选取较好,阻尼最小二乘得出结果可用.利用非线性回归原理在这两方面做了探讨,提出了二个判别指标：β^T＜1,β^N＜1,分析了每一指标在参数不同状态的控制作用,并在Weibull分布函数参数辨识中做了应用.针对目前毛竹林林分结构规律研究的不足,利用浙江省230个毛竹林样地资料研究了省域尺度的毛竹林胸径分布规律,经SPSS软件中的P-P图检验与柯尔莫哥洛夫检验,表明毛竹林胸径结构服从Weibull分布;再经对Weibull分布模型拟合求解与作图对比,结果显示Weibull分布能很好地描述毛竹林胸径分布规律.利用Weibull分布三参数与林分特征因子间的相关关系,经分析研究,导出了一个改进的二元分布模型,用该二元分布模型很好地测度了浙江省毛竹林胸径和年龄分布规律,最后得到了浙江省毛竹林株数按胸径年龄分布的理论频数.     

福建武夷山自然保护区地形对毛竹(Phyllostachys pubescens)林分布的影响

用PC-ORD4．0软件对保护区内31个毛竹(Phyllostachys pubescens)林样方进行聚类分析,把毛竹林划分成9类。利用保护区1980年航空相片、1998年和2000年Lnndsat TM卫星影像,并结合保护区森林资源调查资料,绘制武夷山保护区毛竹林分布图。利用保护区1：50000的地形图数字化100m等高距生成数字高程模型(DEM),并从中获取海拔、坡向、坡度等地形参数,对毛竹林分布进行空间叠加分析。结果表明：保护区内毛竹纯林和毛竹一甜槠(Gastanopsis eyrei)林面积最大,分别占毛竹林总面积的40．6％和20．3％。分析毛竹林与海拔的关系时得出,海拔500-700m范围内毛竹林面积最大;随着海拔升高,毛竹林面积逐渐减少,Shannon-Wiener指数(H‘)增加;毛竹最大胸径减小。毛竹在东南坡和西北坡分布的面积比例最大。随着坡度的增加,毛竹分布的面积减少。     

)林分布的影响

用PC-ORD 4.0软件对保护区内31个毛竹 (Phyllostachys pubescens)林样方进行聚类分析,把毛竹林划分成9类。利用保护区1980年航空相片、1998年和2000年Landsat TM卫星影像,并结合保护区森林资源调查资料,绘制武夷山保护区毛竹林分布图。利用保护区1:50000的地形图数字化100 m等高距生成数字高程模型 (DEM),并从中获取海拔、坡向、坡度等地形参数,对毛竹林分布进行空间叠加分析。结果表明： 保护区内毛竹纯林和毛竹—甜槠 (Castanopsis eyrei)林面积最大,分别占毛竹林总面积的40.6%和20.3%。分析毛竹林与海拔的关系时得出,海拔500－700 m范围内毛竹林面积最大; 随着海拔升高,毛竹林面积逐渐减少, Shannon-Wiener指数 (H′)增加; 毛竹最大胸径减小。毛竹在东南坡和西北坡分布的面积比例最大。随着坡度的增加,毛竹分布的面积减少。     

不同年龄毛竹林养分分布及生物循环特征

毛竹林是我国重要的森林资源类型,由于片面追求经济效益,许多竹阔混交林被改造为纯林,造成其土壤质量和立地生产力不同程度退化。因此研究毛竹林生产力和营养元素循环特征,对保持毛竹林持续生产力具有重要意义。以湖南桃江县桃花江林场毛竹林作为研究对象,将同一年龄毛竹的株数占据60%以上林地的标准划分各年龄段毛竹林,并研究不同年龄(1年,3年和5年)毛竹林生态系统营养元素含量、积累和分布格局以及生物循环特征。结果表明:竹林层营养元素平均含量均以N和K含量最高,Ca和P较低,各营养元素在毛竹不同器官的含量存在差异且随竹龄变化而变化;因毛竹林年龄不同,死地被物各层次的营养元素含量不同,并且同一年龄毛竹林亦随层次不同而异;土壤层N、P、K元素随着土层深度的增加而递减,Ca则随土层深度增加而增加。竹林层营养元素总积累量为338.31—1104.72 kg/hm~2,死地被物层为37.69—46.94 kg/hm~2,土壤层为56952.67—63783.22 kg/hm~2。不同年龄毛竹林生态系统营养元素年吸收量为237.41—338.3 kg/hm~2,归还量为20.84—86.47 kg/hm~2,存留量为216.57—267.05 kg/hm~2,利用系数为0.27—1.00,循环系数为0.09—0.25,周转时间在6.17—40.33年之间。     

茂兰喀斯特区圆果化香的种内和种间竞争强度分析

为了探讨喀斯特区圆果化香(Platycarya longipes)群落内物种间的竞争关系,该研究通过对茂兰国家级自然保护区圆果化香群落内36株对象木及1 502株竞争木的调查,结合Hegyi的单木竞争指数计算了喀斯特圆果化香的种内和种间竞争强度。结果显示:(1)圆果化香的种内竞争强度(387.05)显著高于其种间竞争强度(226.19)(P0.01),其竞争压力主要来自于种内竞争。(2)圆果化香的伴生种类较多,有59种,其中竞争指数5的树种为云贵鹅耳枥(Carpinus pubescens)华南五针松(Pinus kwangtungensis)枫香树(Liquidambar formosana)香叶树(Lindera communis)密花树(Myrsine seguinii)清香木(Pistacia weinmanniifolia)短刺栲(Castanopsis echidnocarpa)小叶青冈(Cyclobalanopsis myrsinifolia)青篱柴(Tirpitzia sinensis)朴树(Celtis sinensis)。(3)圆果化香与整个林分、伴生树种和种内的竞争指数与对象木的胸径之间均服从幂函数关系(CI=aD~b),对象木胸径越大,其竞争压力越小。(4)竞争模型预测表明,随着圆果化香胸径增大,其种内、种间、整个林分的竞争指数随之降低;当圆果化香胸径大于第Ⅰ径级(DBH3 cm)时受到种间的竞争压力变小,当胸径大于第Ⅱ径级(3 cm≤DBH6 cm)时受到的种内竞争压力变小,当胸径大于第Ⅲ径级(6 cm≤DBH9 cm)时受到的整个林分的竞争压力变小,说明圆果化香在中小径级就具有较高竞争能力。研究表明,圆果化香作为建群种,在群落的发展阶段和稳定阶段都占有较重要的地位,更适应喀斯特地区环境,在群落演化中占有很大优势,为揭示圆果化香种群在喀斯特森林中的地位和作用机制奠定了理论基础。     

Foreign exploration for Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and associated natural enemies on avocado (Persea americana Miller)

Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara was discovered attacking avocados in California, USA, in 1996. Host plant surveys in California indicated that S. perseae has a highly restricted host range with larvae being found only on avocados, while adults were collected from 11 different plant species. As part of a management program for this pest, a “classical” biological control program was initiated and foreign exploration was conducted to delineate the home range of S. perseae, to survey for associated natural enemies and inventory other species of phytophagous thrips on avocados grown in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and Brazil. Foreign exploration efforts indicate that S. perseae occurs on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1500 m) from Uruapan in Mexico south to areas around Guatemala City in Guatemala. In Costa Rica, S. perseae is replaced by an undescribed congener as the dominant phytophagous thrips on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1300 m). No species of Scirtothrips were found on avocados in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, or Brazil. In total, 2136 phytophagous thrips were collected and identified, representing over 47 identified species from at least 19 genera. The significance of these species records is discussed. Of collected material 4% were potential thrips biological control agents. Natural enemies were dominated by six genera of predatory thrips (Aeolothrips, Aleurodothrips, Franklinothrips, Leptothrips, Scolothrips, and Karnyothrips). One genus each of parasitoid (Ceranisus) and predatory mite (Balaustium) were found. Based on the results of our sampling techniques, prospects for the importation of thrips natural enemies for use in a “classical” biological control program in California against S. perseae are not promising.     

Molecular phylogeny of Phebalium (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and related genera based on the nrDNA regions ITS 1+2

Parsimony analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS 1 & ITS 2) for 38 taxa sampled from the Phebalium group (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and two outgroups confirm that, with the exception of Phebalium sensu stricto and Rhadinothamnus, six of the currently recognised genera within the group are monophyletic. The data indicate that Phebaliums. str. is paraphyletic with respect to Microcybe, and Rhadinothamnus is paraphyletic with respect to Chorilaena. Rhadinothamnus and Chorilaena together are the sister group to Nematolepis. Drummondita, included as an outgroup taxon, clustered within the ingroup as sister to Muiriantha and related to Asterolasia.The phylogeny suggests that the evolution of major clades within a number of these genera (e.g. Phebalium) relates to vicariance events between eastern and south-western Australia. Leionema is an eastern genus, with the most basal taxon being the morphologically distinct Leionema ellipticum from northern Queensland. Leionema also includes one species from New Zealand, but this species (as with some others) proved difficult to sequence and its phylogenetic position remains unknown. Taxonomic changes at the generic level are recommended.The authors wish to thank Paul G.Wilson, PERTH, for advice and discussion, and Paul Forster, BRI, for collecting and providing material of Leionema ellipticum. The project was supported by a Melbourne University Postgraduate Award (to BM), the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), Australian Systematic Botany Society and Wolf Den (Australia) Investments.     

New species and new combinations in Peruvian Orchidaceae

seventeen new species and combinations are proposed in the generaChondrorhyncha, Cischweinfia, Cochlioda, Eloyella, Encyclia, Kefersteinia, Koellensteinia, Macroclinium, Rodriguezia, Solenidiopsis, andStenia. All new species are illustrated. A key is provided for 2-flowered species ofMacroclinium, PeruvianSigmatostalix, and PeruvianStenia. Solenidium (Solenidiopsis) peruvianum Schltr. is lectotypified.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Biological control of three floating water weeds,<Emphasis Type="Italic">Eichhornia crassipes,Pistia stratiotes</Emphasis>, and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salviniamolesta</Emphasis> in the Republic of Congo

Since 1999, four specific weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) were released in the Republic of Congo against three exotic floating water weeds: Neochetina eichhorniae Warner and N. bruchi Hustache against water hyacinth, Neohydronomus affinis Hustache against water lettuce, and Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands against water fern. Recoveries of exotic weevils were made from all 24 release sites except one, and all four species have established and spread (up to 800 km for water hyacinth weevils). Within a few years of releases, control of water fern and water lettuce was such that fishing and navigation could be resumed, while reductions of water hyacinth populations were only beginning.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Phylogenetic investigations of Sordariaceae based on multiple gene sequences and morphology

The family Sordariaceae incorporates a number of fungi that are excellent model organisms for various biological, biochemical, ecological, genetic and evolutionary studies. To determine the evolutionary relationships within this group and their respective phylogenetic placements, multiple-gene sequences (partial nuclear 28S ribosomal DNA, nuclear ITS ribosomal DNA and partial nuclear β-tubulin) were analysed using maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses. Analyses of different gene datasets were performed individually and then combined to generate phylogenies. We report that Sordariaceae, with the exclusion Apodus and Diplogelasinospora, is a monophyletic group. Apodus and Diplogelasinospora are related to Lasiosphaeriaceae. Multiple gene analyses suggest that the spore sheath is not a phylogenetically significant character to segregate Asordaria from Sordaria. Smooth-spored Sordaria species (including so-called Asordaria species) constitute a natural group. Asordaria is therefore congeneric with Sordaria. Anixiella species nested among Gelasinospora species, providing further evidence that non-ostiolate ascomata have evolved from ostiolate ascomata on several independent occasions. This study agrees with previous studies that show heterothallic Neurospora species to be monophyletic, but that homothallic ones may have a multiple origins. Although Gelasinospora and Neurospora are closely related and not resolved as monophyletic groups, there is insufficient evidence to place currently accepted Gelasinospora and Neurospora species into the same genus.     

Die GattungKarschia — Bindeglied zwischen bitunicaten Ascomyceten und lecanoralen Flechtenpilzen?

The genusKarschia, in the earlier sense, including saprophytes and parasites on lichens, has been thought to be a non-lichenized parallel genus of the lichen genusBuellia. Modern workers included it on the one hand inBuellia, on the other hand combined it with bitunicate ascomycetes. It is now proved thatKarschia is heterogeneous and contains but superficially similar members both of the genusBuellia of theLecanorales and of typical or masked bitunicateAscomycetes. Therefore, it can not be regarded as a link betweenLecanorales andDothideales. The type species ofKarschia belongs to theDothideales.